fossil word

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use because it is contained within an idiom that is still in use.

词形变化

fossil words plural

词源

Probably from the fact that a fossil was once a living organism, but is still of historical and scientific interest.
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